Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Guatemalan Judge Grants House Arrest to Journalist José Rubén Zamora

The order lets the 69-year-old leave prison under conditions pending March court hearings.

Overview

  • He will be transferred from prison once administrative steps are completed, according to relatives citing Reuters.
  • Conditions include remaining at his residence, checking in with authorities twice a month, and a ban on leaving the country.
  • The money-laundering and related charges remain active, and the case continues in court next month.
  • A 2023 six-year conviction was annulled in 2024 with a new trial ordered, and a brief release granted in May 2024 was later reversed by an appeals chamber.
  • Press-freedom and human-rights groups have closely followed the case, which has raised due-process concerns after more than three years of pretrial detention.